The Austrian broadcast (ORF) is a donation of the public right. He is the largest medium offerer of Austria and has his head office in Vienna. Besides the ORF in each of the nine Lands of the Federal Republic (thus also in Vienna) operates a regional studio as well as since 1975 a Studio in Bozen (South Tyrol). The ORF produces three television programs, three country wide as well as nine regional radio programs. The ORF is Genossenschafter of the Austria press agency.

History and legal bases

The history of the ORF decreases/goes back to the radio of traffic AG (RAVAG), which was created on 30 September 1924. 1938 were liquidated it and subordinated to the German realm Reich (starting from 1939 largeGerman broadcast) as realm transmitter Vienna. To end of war 1945 in each zone of occupation own programs were sent. (See occupied postwar Austria). 1955 was combined this as a Austrian round saying nature, 1958 developed those Austrian broadcast total one Ltd.

Basis for the establishment of the ORF in its current form was the first Austrian referendum in the year 1964, which aimed at a reform of the broadcast nature. In consequence 1966 the broadcast law were decided, at the 1. 1967 into force stepped.

The broadcast law plans among other things a legally embodied order for education. The ORF is a public transmitter, to which fees are to be paid. These differ from Land of the Federal Republic to Land of the Federal Republic, because the federal state governments break differently high deliveries open. Together with these the ORF fees between 17,18 amount to "€ (upper Austria and Vorarlberg) and 21.88 "€ (Steiermark) in the month. The fees become of the ORF subsidiary company GIS fees info. service enter above.

Further the Federal law sees "§4 over the Austrian broadcast. (1), 1. forwards that if possible all humans in Austria are reached, thus that as surface covering a receipt as possible to be ensured is.

In addition the law plans also a increased ready-to-transmit-state, so that particularly in the information area increased safety conditions and self-sufficient systems such as emergency power supplies, among other things to prevail, since such transmissions must be sent also in the disaster or to other cases of crisis, which does not apply with a private transmitter.

1993 were waived the radio monopoly of the ORF by the regional radio law. Since that time the broadcast programs of the ORF must maintain ground against commercial competition. The ORF is however further in several respects favoured in relation to the private competition. Also the advertisement radiated on the ORF television provided for quite often for criticism, since such advertising measures from cost reasons are to a large extent refused to the private Radiosendern. Since the entry into force of the new ORF law at the 1. 2002 is no more permitted the ORF applying its radio programs in the television and turned around (so-called "„CROSSes graduation "“). Only transmission references neutrally held are permissible.

1997 was opened in Vienna a radio museum and the radio cultural center.

The today's Logo, which two red eyes, a round electronic and an oval human eye represent, was sketched by Erich Sokol.

The ORF always takes part humanitarian actions. The largest these actions are light in the darkness and neighbour in emergency.

On-line offer of the ORF belonged to the usually visited Internet sides of Austria.

Director

The general manager is selected for five years and is an however managing director of the total enterprise. Since 1. 2002 is Monika Lindner general directress. Each ORF regional studio is led by a national director.

Former general directors and general managers (the designation of the institute boss reads in such a way since the ORF reform in the year 2001) and its predecessors:

• 1924-1938: Oskar Czeija
• 1960-1967: Josef Scheidl
• 1967-1974: Gerd Bacher
• 1974-1978: Otto upper hammer
• 1978-1986: Gerd Bacher
• 1986-1990: Podgorski
• 1990-1994: Gerd Bacher
• 1994-1998: Gerhard Zeiler
• 1998-2001: Gerhard point
• 2002 -: Monika Lindner

From 1967 to 1974 the later Viennese was a mayor Helmut Zilk director of television program of the ORF.

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